Resolution: Two Brothers. A Nation in Crisis. A World at War - Hardcover

Ellis, Emma; Rutland, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784979910 ISBN 13: 9781784979911

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2017

Synopsis

John Manners, Marquis of Granby, famously led a cavalry charge during the Seven Years War in 1760, losing both hat and wig. He was lauded as an authentic military hero. Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and never inherited his title, but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives are the subject of this meticulously researched book. Charles became 4th Duke in 1779, sought reconciliation with the American colonies and was Viceroy of Ireland; Robert embarked on a naval career, became flag captain of the Resolution and died of injuries sustained at the Battle of the Saintes. Based upon Belvoir Castle's detailed archives, Resolution is an enthralling saga of the Manners family and a finely delineated portrait of mid-Georgian England aristocratic, political and naval life.

About this title

About the Author:

David Rutland is 11th Duke of Rutland. He lives at Belvoir Castle. Emma Ellis is a naval historian.

Review:

"David Rutland and Emma Ellis have found a clever, and ultimately poignant, way of bringing the naval and political sides of the war with American colonies into a single focus. . . . It is fair and balanced in its judgements, authoritative in its handling of all naval aspects, and as comfortable with the aristocratic world of Belvoir, Newmarket and the gaming table as it is with the quarterdeck." —Spectator

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1784979910
• ISBN 13: 9781784979911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512